Article 1 — Description
Clean and sweep highway facilities .
Article 2 — Equipment
Furnish equipment and tools capable of dislodging crusted debris from road surfaces, removing, and collecting materials from roadway. Provide highly visible omni -directional flashing warning lights on work vehicles. Furnish equipment with a water tank and adequate spray assemblies for dust control, and a dirt hopper with enough capacity to allow progress with minimum interference to traffic. Provide other types of cleaning and sweeping equipment , including hand tools , when required.
Article 3 — Work Methods
Completely remove debris from pavement surfaces and other areas shown on the plans, such as all sides of raised pavement markers, barrier drain slots, slotted drains, inlet openings, attenuators, and guardrails. Notify the Department for removal of hazardous materials. Debris is defined as dirt and other objects not part of the highway facility including dead animals, tires, tire fragments, wood, furniture, mattresses, household appliances, and scrap metal. U nless otherwise shown on the plans or directed, r emove and dispose of debris in accordance with Article 6.11., “Surplus Materials.” Ensure debris is not swept or blown onto traffic lanes. The types of cleaning and sweeping are as follows .
3.1 Center Median Cleaning and Sweeping . Clean and sweep the paved center medians or left -paved
shoulders and left -paved gutters.
3.2 Outside Mainlane Cleaning and Sweeping. Clean and sweep the outside lanes or right -paved shoulders
and right -paved gutters. Clean and sweep intersecting streets to the right of way line.
3.3 Frontage Road Cleaning and Sweeping. Clean and sweep the right - and left -paved shoulders and paved
gutters on all frontage roads. Clean and sweep U -turn lanes and intersecting streets to the right of way line, including turn lanes, underpasses, and overpasses.
3.4 Entrance and Exit Ramp Cleaning and Sweeping . Clean and sweep right - and left -paved shoulders and
paved gutters of ramps.
3.5 Direct Connector Cleaning and Sweeping . Clean and sweep the right - and left -paved shoulders and
paved gutters of direct connectors.
3.6 High -Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Cleaning and Sweeping. Clean and sweep HOV lanes, bridges,
and ramps.
3.7 Aggregate Removal . Clean and remove aggregate from designated areas following adverse weather
conditions.
3.8 Spot Sweeping. Work requests are made on a callout basis. Clean and sweep roadways in designated
areas. Begin sweeping within 3 hr. of notification, unless otherwise shown on the plans.
3.9 Handwork . Clean sides of raised pavement markers, barrier drain slots, slotted drains, inlet openings,
attenuators, and guardrails within the limits shown on the plans. 986 4. MEASUREMENT Right of way centerline mile is defined as the distance measured from the beginning point to the ending point shown on the plans and is measured once regardless of the number of lanes or roadbeds. Ramp centerline mile is defined as the distance measured along each ramp regardless of the number of lanes. Roadbed mile is defined as the distance along each roadbed regardless of the number of lanes . HOV lane centerline mile is defined as the distance measured along each HOV lane regardless of the number of lanes. Direct connector centerline mile is defined as the distance measured along each direct connector regardless of the number of lanes. Work areas that cannot be accessed by mechanical sweepers will be measured separately under Section 738.4.9, “Handwork.” Types of cleaning and sweeping will be measured as follows .
4.1 Center Median . By the cycle or right of way centerline mile.
4.2 Outside Mainlane. By the cycle or right of way centerline mile.
4.3 Frontage Road. By the cycle or right of way centerline mile.
4.4 Entrance and Exit Ramp . By the cycle or ramp centerline mile.
4.5 High -Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lane Cleaning and Sweeping. By the cycle or HOV lane centerline mile.
4.6 Direct Connector Cleaning and Sweeping . By the cycle or direct connector centerline mile.
4.7 Aggregate Removal . By the roadbed mile.
4.8 Spot . By the roadbed mile. The minimum quantity per callout is 1 roadbed mile, unless otherwise shown on
the plans.
4.9 Handwork . By the square yard.
Article 5 — Payment
The work performed and materials furnished in accordance with this Item and measured as provided under “Measurement” will be paid for at the unit price bid for “Cleaning and Sweeping” of the type and cycle location specified. This price is full compensation for cleaning, sweeping, collecting, hauling, and disposing of debris, and for equipment, labor, materials, tools, and incidentals. When work requests include multiple bid items and overlap occurs, the measurement and payment priority will be determined by the order shown under “Measurement .”